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Dell has finally released the Ultrasharp U2410 and ST2410 LCD monitors in the US market. The Dell U2410 adopts an IPS panel, providing 96% coverage of the Adobe RGB color space and 100% coverage of the sRGB color space. It also supports a native resolution of 1920 x 1200 resolution, a 6ms response time, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, a 400 cd/m2 brightness and comes with several connectivity ports including VGA, DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort and four USB ports. A budget alternative, the ST2410, is also new and uses a less color-rich TN (twisted nematic) panel as well as a lower 50,000:1 contrast ratio. It also has reduced input with DVI, HDMI and VGA as its options. The Dell Ultrasharp U2410 and ST2410 LCD monitors are priced at $599 and $259, respectively.

Sprint has released another affordable slider phone from Samsung namely the M330. The handset measures only 3.7-inch x 1.7-inch x 0.6-inch and features a camera with 4x digital zoom, Sprint’s Picture Mail, a web browser, a built-in speakerphone, Bluetooth and a rechargeable battery that lasts up to 6 hours in talking mode. The Samsung M330 is now available via Sprint’s online store for just $0.00 with a 2-year contract agreement and after rebate.

LG today introduced their first Android-based smartphone that will be available in the fourth quarter of this year in selected European markets. The announcement of LG’s first Android-powered smartphone comes only a week after the company announced that it would be introducing three new Windows Mobile smartphones in the next few weeks. Previously known as “Etna”, the LG GW620 is a QWERTY-slider that has a 3-inch touchscreen display with a 5-megapixel autofocus camera, Wi-Fi and GPS. Sadly, there is no info on when this handset will be available in the US market. We will keep you posted.

LG’s Top-of-the-line LCD HDTV series delivers superior picture quality, including a 2:000,000:1 contrast ratio, in an ultra-slim design (less than 1” at its thinnest point). Unlike LED HDTVs that use “edge” lighting technology, LG’s LHX uses a full array of LED backlights with local dimming technology for precise picture control—resulting in deeper blacks and a wide color gamut. And, because it’s wireless, the LHX allows for greater room design flexibility. Coming Soon.

If you’ve been longing to watch a football match on a large TV set right in the comfort of your living room, Samsung has heard you. They’ve unveiled a mammoth 65-inch CCFL-backlit LCD TV, apt to fulfill your desire. The LN65B650 from the 650 Series is however, not only about big size. The TV boasts full HD playback, 120Hz frame interpolation to reduce motion blur, 4ms response time, 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, DLNA certified, 4 HDMI ports, Media@2.0 with Internet support, USB video playback and more. As for the aesthetics, the TV has Touch of Color with crystal neck swivel stand.

LN65B650 is expected to arrive in stores this month carrying a hefty price tag of $6000.

Acer has unveiled their new Ferrari-inspired netbook called the Acer Ferrari One. This mini laptop is based on Acer’s 11.6-inch (1366 x 768) netbook and features an AMD Athlon X2 L310 processor with two running cores at 1.2GHz and 1MB L2 Cache, a M780G chipset, an integrated ATI Radeon 3200 graphics card, a 4GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, WiFi, Bluetooth, a six-cell battery and Windows 7 OS. The Acer Ferrari One will start shipping on October 22nd for €499 (about $729).

CyberPower Inc. today announced five new high performance gaming rigs based on Intel’s new Core i5 and Core i7 800 Series processors along with Intel’s P55 chipset.CyberPower customers can begin customizing and configuring their Core i5/i7 gaming rigs in tandem with Intel’s official launch on September 8th.

CyberPower will initially offer five new models in its Gamer Xtreme 1000 to 5000 series, which will feature Intel’s LGA 1156 Core i5 or i7 processors with a choice of new Intel Core i5 750 (2.66GHz), i7 860 (2.80 GHz), and i7 870 (2.93 GHz) CPUs. Customers will have several new P55 chipset motherboards to park their new processors in from leading motherboard manufacturers such as Gigabyte, Asus, EVGA, and MSI.

Are you an active news blogger or citizen journalist? Want to keep an audio/video record of those important private meetings for later review? Here is the answer – a timepiece that will allow you to record interviews, meetings, and on the scene discussions without intimidating anyone. This tiny video camcorder lets you record AVI format files that you can later transfer to your computer for viewing and archiving purposes.

This watch is a surveillance style video camera built into a classy looking wrist watch and features a huge 8GBs of flash memory for hours of storage. The watch itself is an elegantly designed full metal watch with a glass face cover, accurate, gear driven time in seconds, minutes and hours, a back clasp design for easily taking the watch off and putting it on, and a twisting crown for time adjustment.

* Mini video spy camera

* Rechargeable Li-ion battery (recharges from USB port)
* Can also be used as an 8GB USB flash drive
* Built-in microphone

* Watch band length is adjustable

* Video in AVI Format (352×288) at 15 FPS

* Dimensions: watch face is 45 x 14mm (dia x H)

* Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista, MAC OS compatible

* Includes: watch, USB cable, user manual, Power adapter (110-240V 50/60Hz)

Flickr which is a top notch photo and video sharing website by Yahoo! has launched its official iPhone App recently. iPhone, which has already being the top most popular camera on flickr doesn’t had any particular app for this site though flickr had an iPhone optimized version of their site however, there were a lot of basic features missing in that iPhone optimized version such as uploading pictures which can only be fulfilled through an innate application.

Flickr app for iPhone allows you to upload and share snaps on the go and tag them, search pictures/videos and post comment on them.

So, now you can capture stills and share them on flickr while you are in the open through Flickr app for iPhone.

Medion has launched its new Medion S47000 rugged pocket camcorder, which is actually a competitor to the Flip Ultra HD and the Creative Vado HD.This portable camcorder can record 720p quality MOV files on the 90MB of internal memory that is upgradable via an SDHC card slot. You can preview the recorded video on its 2-inch LCD display.

Measuring 65mm x 105mm x 23mm and weighing at 85grams, the Medion S47000 also has USB and HDMI connections, so you can playback content on your PC or HDTV.

Toshiba has rolled out a new 18.4-inch laptop that is specially built for watching movies. The Satellite P500 has a 1080p (1920×1080) resolution upgrade option with a Blu-ray drive, an HDMI output, a TV Tuner and a powerful nVidia GeForce GT 230M graphics processor. You can also play the latest PC games on this laptop thanks to its 8GB of RAM and fast Intel dual-core CPU. [Toshiba]

Here’s the leaked pictures including details of Samsung’s upcoming B3310 social networking phone.

This entry-level phone will feature a horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 2.1-inch TFT LCD display with 176 x 220 pixels, a 2MP camera with video recording, a music player, an FM radio, a 40MB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth and comes pre-loaded with applications to access Facebook, MySpace and Flickr. The Samsung B3310 will hit UK in mid-September for unannounced price yet.

3 Digits Combination USB Flash Drive Security Lock is a physical lock for your USB Flash Drive. It allows you to set your own 3 digits code and prevents your flash drive to insert into another computer without the correct code. The lock should be available in mid-September for $10, or you can pick up 2 for $15.

Today, HTC officially announced the Touch2 with Windows Mobile 6.5 that includes My Phone and Windows Marketplace for Mobile. HTC was skimp on specs, but we do know that the Touch2 will have TouchFLO and a slew of Google products pre-installed. And the new IE Mobile supports Flash. If you’re into that sort of thing, which we suspect you are. The Touch2 launches on October 6 with availability spreading to the rest of Europe and Asia in Q4.

Which phones, specifically? We don’t have the slightest idea. But come October 6th, ol’ Redmond is saying we’ll have a “bunch” of new Windows Mobile 6.5 phones (known as “Windows phones” from here on out) to choose from.

In just a bit over a month, now, WinMo-devouts will be kickin’ around a brand new UI, a new application marketplace, and Microsoft’s backup service, My Phone. It seems like just about every big name is hopping on the WinMo 6.5 train; in North America alone, they’ve partnered with AT&T, Bell Mobility, Sprint, TELUS and Verizon Wireless, HP, HTC Corp., LG Electronics, Samsung and Toshiba Corp.

As expected, Apple has officially confirmed that it will host an event next Wednesday, September 9.

Invitations went out Monday. The music-themed event in San Francisco will be held at 10 a.m. at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, which is next door to Moscone Center, where Apple's much-larger Worldwide Developers Conference takes place every June.

Based on the image of the classic iPod advertisement art and the tag line, "It's only rock 'n roll, but we like it," this will be the company's annual music-focused event. Apple has hosted a new product introduction of its iPods every September for the past few years, and this year doesn't look to be any different. Besides new iPod Touch models, Apple is also expected to discuss its new interactive album format, known as Cocktail.

Because the date is a Wednesday, as opposed to Apple's traditional preference for events on Tuesdays, it's possible there could finally be an announcement regarding a Beatles catalog coming to iTunes. September 9 is also the day The Beatles' remastered digital albums and Rock Band video game will be released.

Source: http://cnet.com

More than 38 million Netbooks shipped in the second quarter of 2009, helping them capture a 22.2 percent share of the portable PC market, according to a report released Monday from DisplaySearch.

Quarterly demand for Netbooks, or mini-note PCs, jumped 40 percent over the first quarter, according to DisplaySearch's latest "Quarterly PC Shipment and Forecast Report." This surge contrasts with notebook shipments, which grew 22 percent over the same period.

Former Netbook pioneer Asus has been losing sales to other manufacturers, notes the report. Acer, HP, Dell,Lenovo, and Toshiba have all jumped into the mini market with their own offerings.

The lower price of Netbooks has helped them win a bigger market share over notebooks in Latin America and China, notes DisplaySearch. These regions have many first-time PC buyers bypassing notebooks with lots of bells and whistles in favor of simpler but cheaper Netbooks.

Netbook makers can also thank telecommunications providers, who have been subsidizing mini-note PCs to lure customers. In many Western European countries, telecom companies subsidize 100 percent of the Netbook's price tag when customers sign up for a two-year data plan, says DisplaySearch. Cable providers have also gotten into the act, offering heavily-discounted Netbooks for people who sign up for cable TV, Internet, and phone service.

Source: http://cnet.com